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Leech Lake (translated from the Ojibwe language Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag: Lake abundant with bloodsuckers) is a lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. It is southeast of Bemidji , located mainly within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation , and completely within the Chippewa National Forest .
Listen and subscribe to our podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the first tribe to open a dispensary this year, but more are on the horizon. ... It's a well-placed pit stop for those visiting Walker, boasting the third largest ...
Leech Lake is an unincorporated community in Leech Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States. It is along State Highway 371 ( MN 371 ) near 100th Street NW, Cass County Road 62. Nearby places include Walker , Laporte , and Steamboat Bay of Leech Lake .
Cass County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. [2] Its county seat is Walker. [3] The county was formed in 1851, and was organized in 1897.
The Leech Lake Reservation (Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag in the Ojibwe language) is an Indian reservation located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, and Hubbard. The reservation forms the land base for the federally recognized Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe , one of six bands comprising the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe ...
Leech Lake has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb).Leech Lake previously held the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Minnesota, at −59 °F (−51 °C) on 9 February 1899, [4] until it was broken in Tower with a new record of −60 °F (−51.1 °C).
In 1906 construction began for the Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of Walker. Overlooking Shingobee Bay on the south shore of Leech Lake, the hospital evolved into a massive complex of distinctive buildings exhibiting Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. [3]